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    Velvet Care acquired by Partners Group

    World News Helen Morris -
    Swiss-based global private equity firm Partners Group is to acquire Polish-headquartered tissue manufacturer Velvet Care from Abris Capital Partners. Velvet Care is one of the largest manufacturers of hygiene tissue products in...

    Sun Paper Group boosts capacity with TM investment

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    China’s Sun Paper Group has renewed its contract for the supply of three Baotuo paper machines to be installed at its Nanning Park production base in the Guangxi region. A year after...

    Jumbo Centre boosts capacity by 30,000tpy with TM start-up

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    South Africa’s Jumbo Centre has started-up a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 1.8 tissue line at its site in Johannesburg. The machine has a sheet trim width of 2.7m, an operating speed of 1,800m/min and...
    Georgia-Pacific said the investment is a “clear indication” of its focus on growing its premium tissue business

    GP announces $150m Consumer Tissue investment

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    Georgia-Pacific (GP) has announced a $150m investment in its retail consumer tissue business at its mill in Halsey, Oregon. Investments to the plant will increase production capacity for high quality bath tissue,...

    PCMC and Unitek Paper & Chemicals form strategic alliance

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    PCMC has entered into a strategic alliance with Istanbul-based Unitek Paper & Chemicals in order to further its collaboration with Türkiye-based pulp and paper companies.  Unitek Paper & Chemicals was founded by...

    Suzano signs up Andritz for maintenance on new Ribas do Rio Pardo plant

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazilian pulp and tissue producer Suzano has invested in a five-year contract with Andritz that will cover maintenance modules for its new mill currently being constructed in Ribas do Rio Pardo,...

    Rexcell boosts capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete drying section rebuild for PM1 at its Skåpafors mill in Sweden.   Planned for the second half of 2024, the scope of supply...

    Essity in discussion with potential buyers for stake in Vinda

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    Essity has confirmed discussions are ongoing with a number of third parties for a potential sale regarding its shares in Asian hygiene company Vinda International Holdings.   The company added that no decisions...
    Arsen Kitch, Clearwater Paper President and Chief Executive

    Clearwater Paper suspends Idaho operations

    World News Helen Morris -
    Clearwater Paper Corporation has temporarily suspended certain manufacturing operations at its Lewiston, Idaho facility after an incident impacting the regional natural gas system. The company said the incident resulted in the disruption...

    “Visionary, generous, and charismatic”: Cascades Cofounder Bernard Lemaire passes

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    Cascades has announced the death of Bernard Lemaire, 87, a Cofounder of the company. Born in Drummondville, Québec in 1936, un 1960 Lemaire joined the family business of waste recovery, Drummond Pulp...

    Valmet completes acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue

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    Valmet has officially entered the global tissue converting business after completing the previously announced acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue. According to the company, the move creates “the markets’ widest technology, automation...

    Kochavinska Paper Factory boosts capacity with TM start-up

    World News Helen Morris -
    Ukraine’s Kochavinska Paper Factory has started-up its A.Celli-supplied turnkey iDEAL tissue line at its site in the Lviv region. TM3 was started up on 28 October and is equipped with A.Celli’s EVO-LOCK...

    Cascades reports solid results; Tissue Papers segment reports more favourable sales mix

    World News Helen Morris -
    Cascades has reported solid Q3 results fuelled by “a robust” 39% increase in its Tissue Papers segment. Sales of $1,198m compared to $1,168m in Q2 2023 and $1,174m in Q3 2022, while...

    Kruger Products reports boosted Consumer Q3 results

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    Kruger Products has reported volume and margin recovery in its Q3 results, highlighting “robust” Consumer tissue sale volumes. Revenue for the quarter increased 10.9% year-on-year to $473.4m, while adjusted EBITDA was $72.4m,...

    Sofidel opens automated warehouse in Poland

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    Sofidel has opened an automated warehouse at its plant in Ciechanów, Poland, boosting its production efficiencies.   The new 11,000 m2 warehouse can handle 32,000 pallets of goods and according to the business...

    Sofidel France invests in biomethane for Roanne

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    Sofidel has signed a 10-year contract with ENGIE for the supply of renewable gas biomethane at its production plant in Roanne, France.   The contract is a BPA (Biomethane Purchase Agreement), which Sofidel...

    Panda Paper Mills (1997) boosts AfH capacity with rebuild

    World News Helen Morris -
    Panda Paper Mills (1997), a subsidiary of Israeli manufacturer Sano Enterprises, has invested in a Toscotec-supplied complete drying section rebuild of PM1 at the company’s Netanya production facility in Israel. PM1 produces...

    Suzano announces R$1.66bn expansion projects; reports net loss in latest results

    World News Helen Morris -
    Brazilian pulp and tissue producer Suzano has announced investment plans worth R$1.66bn to boost its installed production capacity and enhance its operational efficiency, as it reports a net loss of R$729m...

    K-C restores Q3 gross margin to pre-pandemic levels

    World News Helen Morris -
    Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has reported “another strong quarter” in its latest results, reporting organic growth across all segments and continued margin progress.  Net sales for the quarter of $5.1bn were up 2%...

    Essity reports robust Q3 results; review of Vinda ownership proceeding to plan

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    Essity has reported a strong quarter with high profitable growth in its latest results.  Net sales increased year-on-year by 16.1% to SEK130,372m, whilst sales growth, including organic sales growth and acquisitions, amounted...
    Barry-Wehmiller Launches BW Converting Solutions Hygiene Division

    Engraving Solutions introduces Warm-Up Ready and FLER

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    Körber Business Area Tissue’s Engraving Solutions has launched two embossing innovations - Warm-Up Ready and FLER – which it said targets enhancing products in terms of quality, strength, and aesthetics.   The company...
    Barry-Wehmiller Launches BW Converting Solutions Hygiene Division

    Barry-Wehmiller announces Hygiene Division

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    Barry-Wehmiller has launched its BW Converting Solutions (BWCS) Hygiene Division, which unites its brands PCMC, W+D, STAX and Northern Engraving into a consolidated division.   The company said the BW Converting Solutions Hygiene...

    Lucart boost Spanish capacity with complete hood system rebuild

    World News Helen Morris -
    Lucart is to increase its production capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied complete rebuild of PM14’s Yankee hoods and air system at its Aranguren tissue mill in Spain.   Scheduled for the first...

    Accrol reports margin recovery “quicker than expected” in its FY23 results

    World News Helen Morris -
    UK independent tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings has announced “strong growth” in revenue and profit in its latest results, driven by increasing market share and volumes.  In its results for the year...
    Zain Paper Industry Expands Facial Tissue Production in Qatar

    Zain Paper Industry increases facial tissue production with Doha project

    World News Helen Morris -
    Zain Paper Industry is to boost its high-quality facial tissue production capacity after signing up Overmade to produce a tissue production facility in Doha, Qatar.  The first phase of the project will...

    Softys boosts capacity in Mexico with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    CMPC subsidiary Softys has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 turnkey tissue line to be installed at its facility in Altamira, Mexico.   Scheduled for start-up in the first quarter of 2025, the...

    Körber broadens packaging offer with Casmatic innovations

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    Körber Business Area Tissue has expanded its Casmatic offer with the launch of lines for the packaging of folded products and with improved roll wrappers.

    CMPC reaches an “all-time record low” water rate at Guaíba plant

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    CMPC has reported record water conservation rates at its pulp plant in Guaíba, Brazil, reaching a historic 24.99 m3/ADMT in July, which it said is the lowest ever recorded.

    Sainsbury’s introduces paper packaging to its toilet and kitchen rolls

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    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has moved from plastic to paper on its own-brand toilet and kitchen roll packaging, a move it said will save over 55m pieces of plastic annually.

    Fourstones Paper Mill prepares for Q2 2024 launch of TM

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    UK-based Fourstones Paper Mill is to increase its production capacity to over 60,000tpy after investing in a paper machine at its Sapphire Paper Mill in Fife, Scotland.

    Metsä Tissue announces 240,000tpy tissue investment in UK

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    Metsä Tissue has announced plans to build a multi-million pound landmark tissue plant in Goole, Yorkshire, a plant it said will be “the largest of its kind in the UK.” 

    Sofidel America boosts capacity with Advantage DCT 200 investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Sofidel America has signed for a third Valmet-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its Circleville mill in Ohio, a move which will boost the site’s production capacity by 70,000tpy.

    Tissue World Miami 2024 – the countdown has started!

    World News Helen Morris -
    Registration for Tissue World Miami 2024 has officially opened as event organiser Informa Markets gets ready to welcome over 1,500+ attendees between 31 January – 2 February.

    Paper Prime’s production upgrade aims to “significantly reduce carbon emissions”

    World News Helen Morris -
    Portugal’s Paper Prime has invested in a Toscotec-supplied production upgrade to substantially increase the energy savings on PM1 at its Vila Velha de Rodão mill. Toscotec will rebuild the press section of...

    AFRY partners with Metsä Tissue to build a Future Mill in Mariestad

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    Metsä Tissue has partnered with AFRY to further expand its tissue production capacity and develop the operational performance of its paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The site is currently ramping up a...
    Shawano Specialty Papers Enhances Efficiency with TT SYD Dryer

    Shawano Specialty Papers boosts capacity with TM investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Shawano Specialty Papers, a division of Little Rapids Corporation, has started up a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at its plant in Shawano, Wisconsin. It replaced an existing cast iron dryer...

    K-C opens wind farm in UK; 55,625 MTCO2e total annual emissions reduction expected

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    Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has officially opened its £75m South Lanarkshire, Scotland-based onshore wind farm that will supply around 80% of its UK electrical power needs. The farm is the largest wind asset owned...

    Sofidel invests $185m to expand Circleville Ohio plant

    World News Helen Morris -
    Italian tissue giant Sofidel is to further strengthen its presence in the American market after announcing plans to invest $185m at its integrated plant in Circleville, Ohio. The project involves the construction...

    Velvet Care to halve carbon footprint with CHP investment

    World News Helen Morris -
    Polish consumer tissue producer Velvet Care has said it will halve the carbon footprint of its Klucze-based tissue factory after announcing plans for a PLN63m gas-fired combined heat and power plant...

    GPM investment to boost high-quality facial tissue capacity

    World News Helen Morris -
    Gulf Paper Manufacturing (GPM) has invested in a Toscotec-supplied forming section rebuild of PM2 to be installed at its Mina Abdullah mill in Kuwait.   The project aims to improve the machine’s paper...
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